The Fiber Colors technology, developed by Swiss specialty chemical supplier Archroma, enables upcycling textile waste into colors produced using at least 50% waste-based raw materials. To create its line of EarthColors®, the firm has already found a means to recycle waste from the food and herbal industries. These colors are used by companies including G-Star, Patagonia, Esprit, Tom Taylor, Pangaia, UGG, and Primark. The R&D team at Archroma recently found a means to replace most of the petroleum-based raw material typically used to create dyestuff with cotton and polyamide and their mixes (with a purity of >95% purity).
Diresul® Fiber-Teak (brown hues), Diresul® Fiber-Ochre (olive shades), Diresul® Fiber-Maroon (Bordeaux shades), Diresul® Fiber-Slate (blue grey tones), and Diresul® Fiber-Graphite (black shades) make up the resultant Fiber Colors line, which is patent-pending and hence proprietary to Archroma (dark grey shades).
Textile waste-derived Fiber Colors will be used to color clothing.
The dyes may be used in continuous, exhaust, denim, and garment dyeing and printing processes and are exceptionally well suited for cellulose fibers, including cotton, viscose, linen, and kapok. A company may use technology to transform its pre- and post-consumer textile waste into gorgeous colors and produce a whole line of t-shirts, chinos, sweatshirts, hoodies, polo shirts, and home textiles. For forward-thinking businesses who want to help discover a solution to textile landfills while giving value to the trash, including items collected in their take-back programs that cannot be reused, Fiber Colors offers an effective alternative.
